Word: basins
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...with Cornell. On Thursday the University crew was not able to get in much practice as No. 4's outrigger was broken by a floating log early in the afternoon and the crew was forced to return to the boathouse. On Friday the eight went down-stream to the basin and the boat seemed to go fairly well, but the rowing on Saturday was rather disappointing and the crew seemed to be lifeless. Throughout the work the crew has been trying to acquire a longer and more powerful finish and a low stroke has been maintained. The Freshman eight...
...Carroll Cup race for single sculls which was held in the basin yesterday was won by C. C. Trump '09. No time was taken. The race was rowed against a high head wind over a mile course from a point just below the Harvard Bridge to the finish at the Cottage Farm Bridge. Just after passing under the Harvard Bridge Trump took the lead away from Eaton, and after this was never headed. Trump rowed in a compromise, which gave him an advantage over the others who were all in single scills as it was much better suited...
...some important changes were made necessary in the orders of the first and second University crews on account of the absence of Wald, who is temporarily ill with a severe cold, P. Withington '09 went in at No. 7 in the University crew during the long row in the basin. Later he was taken out and W. R. Severance '09 put in his place while a short row up-stream was tried. In the second boat the whole starboard side moved down one place and Ellis went...
...high wind made the water too rough in the basin on Saturday afternoon; the Carroll Cup race for single sculls was again postponed. The race will be rowed over the mile course in the basin at 5.15 o'clock this afternoon, provided that the water is calm...
...Carroll Cup race for single sculls, which was postponed until today, will be rowed at 5.15 o'clock this afternoon over a one-mile course in the basin. The race will start at a point a few yards below the Harvard Bridge and finish at the Cottage Farm Bridge. Any man who is not on the line at 5.15 will not be allowed...